MMA Junkie reports that Bellator’s debut on Spike TV came through with an average of 938,000 viewers. The viewership was described as “fantastic” by Spike TV president Kevin Kay. The viewership numbers bested all previous showings of the MMA organization on MTV2. Bellator 85 was the centerpiece of the new Thursday night lineup which included […]
Hendricks gets on menu of Wild Wings
MMA Payout has learned that UFC welterweight Johny Hendricks has signed a sponsorship deal with the Ontario, Canada based restaurant franchise, Wild Wings. Hendricks has an item named after him called, “The Bigg Rigg Bundle.” Via Hendricks’ twitter account: Hey all you wing lovers: try out the Bigg Rigg bundle at @goaheadgetwild and let me […]
Bellator 360 ratings down to 350K average
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator’s original show, “Bellator 360” scored an average of 350,000 viewers for its two hour block of programming on Thursday. The first episode on January 10th aired at 10 p.m. ET and received an average of 397,000 viewers. The second episode aired at 11 p.m. ET and received just 303,000 viewers. […]
Rampage upset he cannot wear Reebok in Octagon
Going into his last contracted fight, Quentin Jackson is upset with the UFC for not letting him wear the logo of his newest sponsor, Reebok. The latest complaint seals the deal that next Saturday’s fight will be his last in the UFC. Jackson aired his grievances during a conference call which promoted UFC on Fox […]
Strikeforce last event: 310,000 viewer average
MMA Junkie reports the ratings for Saturday night’s Strikeforce event averaged just 310,00 viewers a household rating of 0.82. It was the second lowest rating for an “Arena Series” since 2011 The end of Strikeforce mercifully came to an end as the card which suffered from injuries and one postponement finally occurred. Via MMA Junkie: […]